Vaughn Duffy Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2024 ReasonableCellar2025 chilly valley where grapes fight

chilly valley where grapes fight for ripeness in most years — and where the wines come out electric because of it

with around ten months in oak

38-hectare strip on its own from the 2022 vintage onward

Guigal acquired this historic estate in 2017 and immediately turned it into a beacon for the appellation

Back Road Vineyard

Vaughn Duffy Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2024 ReasonableCellar2025 chilly valley where grapes fightSauvignon Blanc runs a distant third in the Russian River Valley, where Pinot Noir and Chardonnay claim most of the good ground. The growers who keep it here do so on purpose, and that conviction is most of the appeal. Matt Duffy and Sara Vaughn make this in small quantity from a corner of the valley where morning fog holds the vineyard cool well past sunrise, keeping the grape's natural bite in place instead of letting it bake out. The result is dry,